A NEW WEEK The Albertus Magnus College men's volleyball looks to return to winning ways as the Falcons prepare for three crucial GNAC matches over a two day span. The Falcons travel to Emmanuel (Mass.) on Thursday evening before hosting a GNAC tri-match with Lasell and Wentworth on Saturday.

THIS YEAR VS. EMMANUEL
FINAL SCORE: Emmanuel 3 | Albertus Magnus 0 - RECAP/BOX SCORESET SCORES: 25-14 (EMC), 25-16 (EMC) and 25-11 (EMC)HIGHLIGHT: Sophomore Aliijah McGee (Stratford, Conn.) assisted 10 of the Falcons' 14 kills while also adding three digs to his stat line. Freshman Brian Reyes (Danbury, Conn.) led the offensive attack with five kills as well as posted the Falcons' only service ace.

FALCONS TABBED EIGHTH IN PRESEASON POLL The men's volleyball team was picked to finish eighth in the 2017 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Preseason Poll. The Falcons earned eight points to finish just 11 points back from Mount Ida for seventh. Wentworth received six of a possible eight first-place votes for 62 points to land in the top spot of the poll.

KWOK NAMED MEN'S VOLLEYBALL COACH Albertus Magnus College Director of Athletics Jim Abromaitis has announced the hiring of Nelson Kwok as the Head Coach of the men's volleyball team. Kwok becomes the fourth coach in the program's young history.

Kwok has been around volleyball at the collegiate level since 2008 and he most recently served as the head coach at Mount Saint Vincent. Kwok led the Dolphins to a pair of Skyline Conference Tournament appearances and saw four players earn all-conference accolades. He had a 31-21 overall record and an 18-10 mark in league contests while at CMSV.

LAST YEAR RECAP

The Falcons finished the 2016 season with a 5-16 overall record and landed in eighth in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) with a 0-14 mark in league matches.

Albertus Magnus netted non-conference victories against Brooklyn College, CCNY, York College and two versus Medgar Evers.

All five of the AMC triumphs this year came against opponents from the Empire State.

UP NEXT
The Falcons return to action next week against Johnson & Wales, Mount Ida, Emerson and Rivier.